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Psalms 66:8
8Bless our God, O peoples, And make the sound of His praise be heard abroad,
Psalms 66:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:
- New International Version (NIV)Praise our God, all peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard;
- English Standard Version (ESV)Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Oh, bless our God, you peoples! And make the voice of His praise to be heard,
Context of Psalms 66:8
6He turned the sea into dry land; They crossed through the river on foot; There we rejoiced in Him. 7Who rules by His might forever, His eyes keep watch on the nations; Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah. Bless our God, O peoples, And make the sound of His praise be heard abroad, 9Who keeps us among the living, And does not allow our feet to slip or stumble. 10For You have tested us, O God; You have refined us as silver is refined.
Read all of Psalms 66Psalms 66:8 word by word
בָּרְכ֖וּ עַמִּ֥ים׀ אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וְ֝הַשְׁמִ֗יעוּ ק֣וֹל תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 66:8
- Deuteronomy 32:43Rejoice, O nations, with His people; For He will avenge the blood of His servants, And will render vengeance on His adversaries, And will atone for His land and His people.”
- Romans 15:10Again it says, “Rejoice and celebrate, O Gentiles, along with His people.”
- Psalms 66:2Sing of the honor and glory and magnificence of His name; Make His praise glorious.
- Psalms 47:1O clap your hands, all you people; Shout to God with the voice of triumph and songs of joy.
- Jeremiah 33:11the [sound of the] voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the [song-filled] voice of those who say, “Give praise and thanks to the Lord of hosts, For the Lord is good; For His [steadfast] lovingkindness (mercy) endures forever”; and of those who bring a thank offering into the house of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first,’ says the Lord.
- Revelation 5:11Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and [the voice] of the living creatures and the elders; and they numbered myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands (innumerable),
- Revelation 19:1After these things I heard something like the great and mighty shout of a vast multitude in heaven, exclaiming, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory (splendor, majesty) and power (dominion, might) belong to our God;
Commentaries on Psalms 66:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8O bless our God - Who have so much cause as you to sing praises to the Lord? Hear what he has done for you:Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8O bless our God, ye people - That is, particularly the people of the nation; the Hebrew people. The call here to praise or bless God is on account of some special benefit which had been conferred on them, and which is referred to more particularly in the following verses. It was his gracious interposition in the time of danger, by which they were delivered from their foes, Psalm 66:11-12. And make the voice of his praise to be heard - Let it be sounded…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-12Verses 8-12 The Lord not only preserves our temporal life, but maintains the spiritual life which he has given to believers. By afflictions we are proved, as silver in the fire. The troubles of the church will certainly end well. Through various conflicts and troubles, the slave of Satan escapes from his yoke, and obtains joy and peace in believing: through much tribulation the believer must enter into the kingdom of God.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-10The orderly lives of the redeemed reflect the order of God’s world. The Lord protects them from evil and purifies them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-98-9. Here is, perhaps, cited a case of recent deliverance.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 66
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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